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Sunday, March 10, 2013  The Syracuse Orange is officially locked in as a 5 seed in the 2013 Big East Tournament.

Monday, February 18, 2013  A loss to rival Connecticut in their final Big East Conference meeting has cost the Syracuse Orange two spots in the latest Associated Press college basketball poll.

Saturday, February 16, 2013  Senior Brandon Triche scored a career-high 29 points to lead Syracuse to a 76-65 come-from-behind victory at Seton Hall (13-13, 2-11) on Saturday, Feb. 16.

Wednesday, January 30, 2013  Brittney Sykes and Brianna Butler both scored 14 points as the 24th ranked Orange beat Seton Hall 65-34

Wednesday, December 28, 2011  The Orange are ranked No. 1 for the third straight week, receiving 54 first-place votes in the AP's 65-member media poll.

Sunday, November 20, 2011  Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun thought a sprained ankle would keep leading scorer Jeremy Lamb out of the Huskies' game against Coppin State so he had a quick chat with point guard Shabazz Napier an hour before the tipoff.

Tuesday, March 08, 2011  Jonathan Mitchell scored 25 points, including eight free throws in overtime, to lead Rutgers to a 76-70 victory over Seton Hall on Tuesday in the opening round of the Big East tournament.

Saturday, March 05, 2011  After struggling most of the season, Seton Hall seemingly has found itself on the eve of the Big East tournament.

Thursday, March 03, 2011  The Red Storm loss means the Orange will earn themselves a double-bye in next week's Big East Tournament with a win over DePaul on Saturday.

Tuesday, February 15, 2011  James Bell made a name for himself Tuesday night. The reserve freshman guard more than doubled his season high with 21 points as No. 15 Villanova beat Seton Hall 60-57 in one of those games that won't be rerun as a classic anytime soon.

Thursday, January 27, 2011  Boeheim took it upon himself to call in the a local sports talk radio show on Thursday afternoon to defend his team.

Wednesday, January 26, 2011  Jeremy Hazell led a long-range Seton Hall barrage with 28 points and the suddenly hot-shooting Pirates stunned No. 9 Syracuse 90-68 on Tuesday night, the Orange's third straight loss.

Saturday, January 08, 2011  Five players notched double-digits to lead 23/rv Syracuse (13-2, 1-1) to a 75-50 victory against Seton Hall (7-9, 0-3) in the BIG EAST home opener on Saturday afternoon in the Carrier Dome. The win extended SU's home win streak to 12 games.

Saturday, January 08, 2011  With about 10 minutes to go in the game, the Orange men's basketball team is up by eight over the Seton Hall Pirates, 48-40.

Friday, January 07, 2011  Fans can watch the game live on the BIG EAST Network or listen to the action via the Syracuse Sports Network and its flagship TK99 (99.5 FM).